Pharmacy Operations Coordinator, Retail

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
Manages daily operational activities, priorities, problems, staffing and workloads. Provides status reports to pharmacy management effectively communicating issues, concerns, and suggestions. Monitors pharmacy information systems and communicates with IR regarding problems, resolutions, and improvements. Processes formulary additions to pharmacy information systems, and new additions to CDM. Assists with charge audits upon request, monitors timeliness of charges and credits and verifies accuracy. 
 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree BS degree or 
  PharmD from ACPE accredited school of pharmacy 
   

• Experience
  2 years of experience or 
  Equivalent pharmacy resident experience. 
   

• Licenses and Certifications
  (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) is required by start date upon hire.
  Licensed by Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) is required upon hire.
   

Preferred

• Experience
  Experience in hospital practice setting preferred. 
   

JOB DUTIES

• Maintains and enforces organizational and departmental policies, procedures, objectives, performance improvement initiatives, environmental and infection control standards.
• Identifies opportunities for cost containment and promotes cost effective utilization of resources. Assists with budget preparation and daily financial activity.
• Promotes pharmacy services. Assists with coordination of organizational and patient care initiatives. Attends multi-disciplinary in-services, meetings, PI, etc.
• Enforces Pharmacy and Therapeutic and cost savings initiatives through monitoring of documented interventions and pharmacist order entry. Verifies data, develops measures, and reports outcomes.
• Mentors staff in good decision-making skills, and problem identification and resolution processes. Promotes staff ownership of work environment encouraging process improvement actions.
• Supports cost savings initiatives. Participates in assessment and selection of cost-effective pharmaceuticals. Enforces formulary system and protocols for acqu